Blacks in South Africa bearing brunt of unemployment, stats show
PRETORIA, South Africa - Statistics South Africa's latest report, released in Pretoria on Thursday, reveals glaring inequalities in South African ...
British-Irish summit to focus on implications of Brexit
DUBLIN, Ireland - An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is hosting Administration Heads from Scotland, Wales, and the British Government on Friday ...
Trump stares down impeachment as hearings open
WASHINGTON, DC - Historic impeachment hearings targeting U.S. President Donald Trump opened on Wednesday in Washington, with lawmakers faced with ...
No checklist for evaluating lone wolf attackers, study says
An FBI study of lone wolf terrorist attacks in the U.S. takes an unprecedented look at the backgrounds, behavioral characteristics, ...
Asia Pacific to benefit from expanding life spans
TOKYO, Japan - Aging populations could be a boon to economies in the Asia and Pacific region if governments adopt ...
Many casualties as car bomb explodes in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan - An attack on a convoy during the peak morning rush hour in Kabul has killed at least ...
Australian High Court to hear appeal by George Pell
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia - The Australian High Court will hear an appeal of a decision in August by the Court ...
Unrest in South America resembles Arab Spring
The news that Bolivian President Evo Morales is resigning amid an election fraud scandal highlights an unfortunate reality about South ...
U.S. and China could split world economy in two
It's tempting to laugh off the U.S.-China trade dispute as a soap opera featuring men with big hair and bigger ...
Zee Learn Limited Q2 FY20 - Consolidated PAT Zooms 73 Percent
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Nov 15(ANI/BusinessWire India): The Board of Directors at its meeting held today has approved and taken on ...
UK India Business Council launches socio-economic impact campaign
New Delhi [India] Nov 15(ANI/NewsVoir): The UK India business Council has launched a campaign to highlight the importance of the ...
SAA losing R52 million a day as unions and airline remain deadlocked
Unions and flag carrier SAA are still deadlocked as a national strike continues."The unions are still sticking to their guns ...
Stokes doesn't want to captain England
London - Ben Stokes admitted on Friday he is not interested in captaining England in the future.Stokes has emerged as ...
North Korea calls Biden 'rabid dog' that 'must be beaten to death'
North Korea has launched a visceral diatribe against US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, calling the former vice-president a "rabid ...
'Unpredictability' is NATO's Greatest Challenge Stoltenberg Says
VOA Serbian service's Jela de Franceschi spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg about the shifting global alliances in the ...
Selection of Indian team for Int'l Kabaddi tournament on Nov 18
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): The Indian team for the International Kabaddi Tournament will be selected at the Sri ...
The psychology of riots - and why it's never just mindless violence
It seemingly can happen anywhere - and at any time. From London to Hong Kong, apparently peaceful cities can sometimes ...
Petrol price set to rise in December, but diesel may drop - AA
Given the current level of the rand and the global price of oil, the petrol price will rise in the ...
Chinese swimmer Sun, facing lengthy ban, rejects doping charge
Montreux - Chinese swimming star Sun Yang, facing a ban of up to eight years for missing an out-of-competition test, ...
6 Boks in Barbarians starting XV to face Fiji
Cape Town - There are six Springboks in the Barbarians starting XV for Saturday's match against Fiji at Twickenham.World Cup ...
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More InformationBroad advance in stocks recorded in Asia
SYDNEY, Australia - Stock markets across Asia rose on Friday.The Nikkei 225 jumped 170.61 points or 0.74% to 23,312.16.The Australian ...
Lower energy prices keeping lid on inflation, says Powell
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Federal Reserve remains upbeat about the American economy citing favorable consumer confidence, a strong jobs ...
Little action on Wall Street as investors move to sidelines
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were treading water on Thursday, with investors and traders unwilling to commit to ...
Countries in Central and West Asia re-commit to CAREC 2030
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Ministers and senior government officials from 11 countries in Central and West Asia gathered in the Uzbek ...
Asian markets mixed as greenback slides
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks were mixed in Asia on Thursday.In Japan the Nikkei 225 fell 178.32 points or 0.76% to ...
ADB to fund Philippine government's decentralisation initiative
MANILA, Philippines - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million policy-based loan to support the Philippines' efforts ...
Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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